#transportationhacks — Public Fediverse posts

Open-Source Mid-Drive e-Bike Motor Has Lots of Promise, and Hyphens

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/07/18/open-source-mid-drive-e-bike-motor-has-lots-of-promise-and-hyphens/

3D Printed Scooter Fits in Your Luggage, Some Assembly Required

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/07/10/3d-printed-scooter-fits-in-your-luggage-some-assembly-required/

No-Drill Sailing Kit for a Canoe

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/07/01/no-drill-sailing-kit-for-a-canoe/

Honda Wants to Complicate Your E-Motorcycle

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/05/11/honda-wants-to-complicate-your-e-motorcycle/

Honda Wants to Complicate Your E-Motorcycle

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/05/11/honda-wants-to-complicate-your-e-motorcycle/

Real-Time BART in a Box Smaller Than Your Coffee Mug https://hackaday.com/2025/11/11/real-time-bart-in-a-box-smaller-than-your-coffee-mug/ #TransportationHacks #publictransit #oleddisplay #hardware #esp32c6

Reverse Engineering Keeps Early Ford EVs Rolling https://hackaday.com/2024/06/07/reverse-engineering-keeps-early-ford-evs-rolling/ #TransportationHacks #ReverseEngineering #reverseengineering #instrumentcluster #golfcart #ford #pic #ev

Reverse Engineering Keeps Early Ford EVs Rolling - With all the EV hype in the air, you’d be forgiven for thinking electric vehicles ... - https://hackaday.com/2024/06/07/reverse-engineering-keeps-early-ford-evs-rolling/ #transportationhacks #reverseengineering #instrumentcluster #golfcart #ford #pic #ev

Kid’s Ride Gets Boosted Battery, ESP32 Control https://hackaday.com/2024/04/06/kids-ride-gets-boosted-battery-esp32-control/ #TransportationHacks #powertoolbattery #motorcontroller #PowerWheel

Kid’s Ride Gets Boosted Battery, ESP32 Control - That irresistible urge to rescue an interesting piece of hardware from the trash i... - https://hackaday.com/2024/04/06/kids-ride-gets-boosted-battery-esp32-control/ #transportationhacks #powertoolbattery #motorcontroller #powerwheel

Developing An App For Reduced-Gravity Flying - You’ve likely heard of the “vomit comet” — an rather graphic nickname for the airc... - https://hackaday.com/2024/01/01/developing-an-app-for-reduced-gravity-flying/ #transportationhacks #mitappinventor #softwarehacks #zero-gravity #vomitcomet #parabolic

Bulked Up MHD Drive Makes Waves While Standing Still - Looking back through the archives, we actually haven’t seen much in the way of hom... - https://hackaday.com/2023/12/01/bulked-up-mhd-drive-makes-waves-while-standing-still/ #transportationhacks #magnetohydrodynamic #plasmachannel #mhd

300 Amps Through an Open Source Speed Controller - Sometimes, a little puny matchbox-sized electronic speed controller (ESC) won’t do... - https://hackaday.com/2023/11/30/300-amps-through-an-open-source-speed-controller/ #transportationhacks #electricscooter #motorcontroller #e-bike #ebike #vesc #esc

High Voltage Ion Engines Take Trip on the High Seas - Over the last several months, we’ve been enjoying a front-row seat as [Jay Bowles]... - https://hackaday.com/2023/06/12/high-voltage-ion-engines-take-trip-on-the-high-seas/ #transportationhacks #remotecontrolled #ionpropulsion #plasmachannel #highvoltage #ionthruster #catamaran

Solar Powered E-bike Replaces Car Trips - E-bikes can replace car trips for some people, and adding a solar panel can make t... - https://hackaday.com/2023/02/07/solar-powered-e-bike-replaces-car-trips/ #transportationhacks #chargecontroller #motorcontroller #greenhacks #solarpanel #cargobike #solarbike #charging #hubmotor #bicycle #ebike #solar #bike #mppt

Rubber Band Behemoth Winds Its Way Toward World Record - Egged on by adoring fans who demanded more aircraft videos, [ProjectAir] has decid... - https://hackaday.com/2022/10/06/rubber-band-behemoth-winds-its-way-toward-world-record/ #transportationhacks #radiocontrolled #freeflight #rubberband #aircraft

How Far Can You Push A £500 Small Electric Car; Four Years Of The Hacky Racer - Four years ago when the idea of a pandemic was something which only worried a few ... - https://hackaday.com/2022/06/22/how-far-can-you-push-a-500-small-electric-car-four-years-of-the-hacky-racer/ #transportationhacks #brushlessmotor #hackyracers #alternator #carhacks #featured #interest #acmotor #motor

Wing Can Expand To Fly Really Slow for Short Take-Off and Landing - [Mike Patey] had made a name for himself by building high-performance experimental... - https://hackaday.com/2021/07/10/wing-can-expand-to-fly-really-slow-for-short-take-off-and-landing/ #experimentalaircraft #transportationhacks #pistonengine #bushplane #mikepatey #aviation #scrappy

Putting the Magic Smoke Back in a Cooked Scooter - When [Vitor Melon] found out there was a custom firmware (CFW) available for his Xiaomi Mijia M365 P... - https://hackaday.com/2021/03/13/putting-the-magic-smoke-back-in-a-cooked-scooter/ #transportationhacks #electricscooter #motorcontroller #repairhacks #pcbrepair #mosfet #repair

Scrappy: Drag Racing Bush Plane - We like to feature hacks that are affordable and accessible to the average person, but from time t... - https://hackaday.com/2021/01/30/scrappy-drag-racing-bush-plane/ #experimentalaircraft #transportationhacks #pistonengine #bushplane #mikepatey #aviation #scrappy

An EV Motor Controller Home Build - Many of us will have experimented with brushless motors, and some of us will have built our own co... more: https://hackaday.com/2020/02/05/an-ev-motor-controller-home-build/ #transportationhacks #motorcontroller #vfdcontroller #igbt

Car Alternators Make Great Electric Motors; Here’s How - The humble automotive alternator hides an interesting secret. Known as the part that converts power ... more: https://hackaday.com/2020/01/16/car-alternators-make-great-electric-motors-heres-how/ #transportationhacks #brushlessmotor #enginehacks #alternator #featured #tutorial #acmotor #how-to #motor

Battle Tested Current Limiter for Cheap DC Motor Controllers - Running a brushed motor in muddy or dusty environments takes a toll on controllers, with both heavy ... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/05/11/battle-tested-current-limiter-for-cheap-dc-motor-controllers/ #transportationhacks #dcmotorcontroller #currentlimiting #motorcontroller #brusheddcmotor #hackyracers #hardware #dcmotor